A group of men from Wirral have been announced as the winners of Dimensions' Learning Disability and Autism Leaders List 2021.

Supported by local charity Autism Together; Chris Molloy, Daniel Rodger, Jake Sanguinetti, Liam Sharp, Steven Parson and Connor Jones won the national award for their work at Port Sunlight River Park.

The six men haven taken turns to run the food kiosk, alongside their regular River Park duties, such as mowing and litter picking.Their efforts have helped to reopen the popular River Park kiosk after it had closed due to the pandemic.

Dimensions are one of the largest not-for-profit support providers for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs in the UK and the group were picked out of almost 200 entries by a panel of experts and former winners, as recognition of their exceptional achievements over the past year.

The event was hosted by BBC Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce, whose son Murray was a Leader in 2019 and a Leaders' List judge in 2020. Mr Bruce said: "Murray and I are staunch supporters of all the work that Dimensions does, and it is a privilege to host the Leaders' List event for the second year. It's always so inspirational to hear the stories of the nominees and winners, who have gone above and beyond to help others in a very challenging time. All of them truly are Leaders everyone can look up to."

Mike Stormes, Autism Together Activity Manager, said: "This has been a huge undertaking by the men from our River Park volunteer group and we're so proud of all they've achieved. The work they have been doing around the River Park has been brilliant and it is a pleasure to see them recognised for it."